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Show CATCHING A COOLIE. H wn i Uio tlghlltw-I forijpttW tt dutt -that hM ouaMo woman onb- in th h!p John K. IlMwowl, cf PJjiiUjil trie pmfSvUu lliolwtlnlla tuJ 1 iu my Ilrt ilj vutor vorai & f TOlhli I lin I Ixtu In wl tn oc an nwcl. UnrinK tl dug vatilus r wll mlwl wU, tJw H r jnti r 1 1 Xto m it in ut P wnti nunn. II I Until u my arn lot tlio man i lorn H t i in J'ltfkltoift'f thonnthw cf tint If cmn rii WBMtri mil of tlm fiirly t ii otnit nffllltf of the tlilcvM Hint in H fittltljo iMport lowiu of IiiclU awl H Ll inn, H Aft r nn ttnmcntfiil tortyo wo nr B rT 1 nt Ilouiba nntl one of tlio crow H luwudb iiiliix"citforii1ji..t vtatthmtm B ti r t of u w. ro cmiloLHl In worMwc H t ,r,a. flu aiili'iimn duty iy usUtdt H in lc )iu a IffiUul utitrli f mm 0 In t ltd H eti.njr until 0 urst morning Hevrat H r .-on I( fir """"tl'liitf tint wm H Mia Tito n t of tlio Haw ho was nl I Ijw ttotloftslu jloawil H Mjr.Iium Hill Davtn nas cIkhtii for ki tlatv, tal v rather cuIoil hlui To Mm utttliitfdnwn In tlio hlm.ld mii kin? lii I ti-.' wMlo wo i rework 1 ?oiu noiil cane tff miilir n broil Imj im n 1 with ptarccl) nliroUh of wlud toiti thcnir, vj.icnouj,U tijuakouny 0 iUilOU Ol HutunJiy afternoon Hill rune to n9 ohIwoh UUiix n qnitt miok and i,-x 1 mo t Btund U watch that nUkt h I'tll lial Umi n kuoiI i.U!imUu I i U not nfiiM) him. nlthonifh I wai l 1 1 tir I All liautU cscrpt tho cai-tx cai-tx i, Urn mato and mywlf, left for tho 1 acli, lmnd on a Rrnnd hrk. It wis otill da)lfh'ht, but even then thrt rlilp simcd luutlj nnd doncrUl Tl t.iii lain an I initowcro sitting on t im p niHift tho nftrr houfc, ImYtng n ! j,amo ami a xmokr I linrutl around tb i buuby hatLli an 1 thought of tho good tint i lu-horu mid Mt lonelier v i ry in In titr After Biinset thrro wn ncarrclynny tw 1.11:1 for ho iliniuo bctwMii day anl riuht wan uliuott Uwtantai eoiw, Whit Uttlo Lroczv hil M'li blouliu throughout the day had dlM out, an 1 tho tva wi.1 li.ro nn imuunso mirror. Tho ikywjw ilondlpw, unl It was ono uf tjiofo jirYftrt nlhts that nra only k u In email lAttdidr. Tho men-of wit ctnrteJ drlllmi; villi their nejirLli llghti, and th bight. 01 tho light fell uti tomont ul idilp, link I ns lurntaudont iu bold rili- f w hilo tho rest of tho tiit t watau litditfliiiulrhablo man of idiad i ohi, rat ono imer to bo forgotten, j t tttchlnff tho i n riant doing in tho hur I borFtnedto paM tho tliuu, mil 1 won forgot my it rruunlinsi,BOuborlcddId IU i o iu tho dlHrriut Ihliiffi that j -t ro guin j on. KothlntC dUlurbvil tho . IiullneM but now and thui a boatloul I ofdmnkm t'rcnuii (foiu df to tlalr yi.iM.1 and ditputln with their lio.it man OccoHlunnlly romo ono wuuld tart a onjrt mi 1 m It drlfttil om r tho wat ritithurdhmtjWttihMtiiudoul) lt U-auty nmiinM. Ono by ono Uuao couid died nr), and a th ro was nuthhi lefttodhert in) tl ought t enmo backtomjuelf and tho blilp. Tin Htlrmo w-woj prewM lt 1 Mt luil 'itiaront In thu mlUt of it How HUialt I w-u' M) mind n iinra.4y nud ro ih c lu fact, 1 w oi ucr -oc, and I could not account f or It. In (tdirtotilni linilf luwiltmito kill tiiuo I U fcau walklnj up and down tho vop, but lutiui workM hant nil day Iwusrwu fii.'Ktil, an I boiran liuiiUun nruundfur I'omcthtntf thit wutill otcu 1 y mi In my w rnd rlaif I foun 1 two r thrw fthci 13 ort Niw Vork nowrpv lr TltU Att rlzo I rtjgvil tho bin-TOclokinplu bin-TOclokinplu thowho'tlliuUiu uud tUIni ni)M.lf 1 out fort Ojlj lu thocnptAlu Hthuir I crow led 011 ull ull fur iutilhctual 111 jwyuiint Tho old) th.tuK I could fin 1 wns utock rvjwrU, nlmtUiiuonU and rhlppln,; licMR Thltwai nthtrof adiipiwlut iutfutfbut latortetlin to nud thoo, I j founl soiiHiof them qulto Inti rutting, and pr uiH Iwa liLln,; nolil com ft rt in rviuin wliat I felt to bo n kpo (in of m;4 dry ai it was from Jioiuo J Tho door In front of mo ww open, and tho moon hud i omo up full V rri thimMuiU dliitt ra) wiw Uithcd lit '1 tho brhjhtrtt light, but tho nlmdowa j wcro horribly dark I liaipuhil t hUiicoup&s IjmzKl mir 11 (picctl) worded iKjtke, nnil my 1 joevjuht, for n S fffcoii 1 cnl) , tho hint low of tho hind uud ihoul Um of a oollc As 1 naw it. thcro ILihhi 1 through mj mind tho )arnn that I lud hunl about tho ionMoa stripping luonwlui , then ollln,? thtir IkxIIcu iru I tv,iinmiiu olf to Uttecla with thoir ' dhuH or docr iluiidirinj tho utf KUinlcl cr n mil ilteuubuwolliu "ll whotrndtoEcUo thin m thpy lli hI tliroi h Ihrlr limi.l. I IiihituhI for thu dub Mi nthVnlloinlnul. When I got on, rink thorowosiin 1110 in i,ht an 1 1 lJitnid for norno tuinnd, but nit wilim luta nn ndoep nnkr Sirroinlctll Uuihai though both of tu v ern ti .ii h iMiivr oitr trwitli w that wofthoullnot lictmy ourwhero.ilxmta . Thoro was not even tho lapping of w at a u ni,fttiist tl 0 Rhlpa MloK Aa I trtnrlt-d to Hifd. to tho uftir purt of thuwhoel- Jiow I wml 1 Ik nr ini li-rt Itoat, and tho taunt nl my fooUttpti m my bum t fat lightly touched tho dctk. When 1 n athed tho conirr of tho wbcclhouno 1 brought my knifo down arouu 1 tho cor tn r to tho full oxtout i f iu) arm. Not I litis- any thins 1 ventured to look 0$ &t and tho corner. Not Htclug any oue I turnod tho corner, and iu thU woj 1 '" proct dod around tho houw, carefully J Miiftn uround each toruer Uforo turn ttJ lnxlt After haingmtdo tho round of the ivUelhouw. 1 doubled cu mtrftckand wrnt bat k tho other way; bnt I emu s -i tin nljrri of tho rmctito 1 f nn nn imr had I hear I miy noiw tin aft 1 hwrchftift tbc drvko furccaMto an I f r warl lionno I conrlndel that wliwvtrl liidem lnmt hao allipetl o-b"anl and tcaiHtl, or lay imgliitlmi Inv jlarM mea Irirk 1 fltwlly lmtuht tu ajalii in tho thalr onl In if hi to read onto more, lot I had wmihuw Iot in tcrwt and ftlt mrtoui. Trpry little whllo I got up and tnad the tour of tho dt-ck Ihadhardl) Mtled lnyrdf nfteronc cf tho6 tonrn when I was rturtled by n tupircMd groan from tho captain roam, futloffrd I) gafpa, 04 if for breath Then wero m iceilcd by n ttnuijcu gurgling itund M) Uooil ran tdd nnd fur a iniimto I wiw jwnhrM 11 en I undrratoud It all Iiutmd of the coollo gutuotertioarU ho In 1 ricno 11 UtJ into tlw after caWn While gutlxiiiu togitlierpInnUr ho had awakim I tho captain. Then tu aaro himnelf ho had cut tho taptnlii throat, whlih at count cd for tho tutM To jrewrro mjtelf it Intiuiv necca .try for 1110 totlth. r wenro thl coolie r to kill liim, and rut it voul t doubtliM bo cntler to kill him thnn to try to no euro hliu, Iviionketl out of tho w 1ml ltouo to tike a look art nnd 1 tan fully itudled he ground, in order to decide upon the best pi ico for luc to take up LiyMatlou I finally Hied nn tho com ( iMiuloiiwn). olncletly I trnwhil on I top 1 f tho lmUMt uud km It on the coin punionway rlld. 1th my knlfo raid ready fur t liking. I avdltM the cdid lag up of tho coollo nitliuiirdenr. 1 hwl Avoided Hint ttwoull bo Ijoat to itlck the knife into hi" brain m along hldo onu uf the bh artt rieM in hi mi k. I Diixiomlywaitcil, whli icrynrYe trained, to dotrct bin ilrt npprnath, iry muscle lntn itud read) fur a qnlik an 1 atrbng lit tack CrniitM In my leg kciaeil me, but I dl 1 not riira to mon, ofni 1 each moment lh.it ! v t uld npicur Whllo In thl position, nnl while ctr mui wa 011 tho alert, I w itnrtUd b a movement and a f,ruaii u Jilnlinc I turned with an iim!iuitar tr,ndt knowing vhat would confront mo but 1 Mitv nothing lly iliiB tiuut 1 waa au acarol I wan nn uhlu to think fur a moment or two After collet ting my hhw 1 knew that although tho wound Kcctucd to have been right ImcU of mo, It intut hiro ornio from the inatox woia in tlioferward Iirtof thohouu) A tin ro were tw wna cf fftUliLt down into tho nftir huuft , 1 wan pu&zlctfnA to which onu to huaril 1 Umll) dtcidfrl In ilmw tho after comiMinlonwn) mil tdkomytta lion nt thu watchhouw. which win tho tuly other waj by whUh tho di coullgttout. If ho tamo ip thu torn-paulonwnj torn-paulonwnj 1 liuuhl bear him, uml U) nolo to rcacn mm ikioit no miijim oerl)uiird HniMking along tho nlhywa) I tiKkup ny juJcilion uluugHido the wtttlhouM door, and niv wiihh liflng htrntml t thoutmoat bythi time I roul 1 flint 1 hoar norno ono moi lug about down lw-low. lw-low. I woa worked tip to an awful I itch of oicitimi nl. In fact my niunclea hal betn atrniml to Ioti that 1 trim bhd um w-ittt ague, My none weru at the breaking iKiiut How long 1 tood there I da not know 1 llnnll) gut ro wt rkod up that f could ltnrdly klau 1. I came to the coiichidon that If tho coollo Mioul 1 cuino up I nn tlun touwetk to iJTcr au reaMiiiice, end that if tomcthing dldut hi pen voon I thoul I lot) in mind I conoltulM that I coitl 1 it md thottratnnoluiu'tr. C in full) maUng my way to tho rati 1 1 Iroko down 1 beenmo afral 1 afraid nen to go on the main deck uul Into thinlrepMudowit. I I waanfratd toittan 1 otlllt 1 kr t looking look-ing irr my thuiihUr and turnlt aronr 1, not knowing whero 1 thoull XXi attockeil or from what ioiut. My mln hum '!" iiubalnnctd un ler tho aw f ul ircMtmt. To unoiujulf Iwalkedthe ti.j gallant rait to tho fom.a-.lle. IVom tluro I went to tho tiding jib boom jiolu facing lulioartl. My mind wa in-ulo up to jump ombonrd if mob-Mj triid to L01110 out after mo, 1 tut there tho reft of that night, kuowing I fchouhl bo uo-cUHcd uo-cUHcd of murdering thcto mm, but I tamuto tho tonchwlon that It wai Utter Ut-ter tu itand atrial for double mimler than to bocomoa maniac bywutcltln at that wntchhouxe door. While awaltiitgdi)light I could mm) W)flf acemtod of murdtr anl icr-lmdt icr-lmdt hughlug at rn dtfeuse I coiiltl tco mjwH hung In a foreign couutr). Afltr a lung tlmo 1 gathered what little lit-tle tonrn co I had left uud cumo buck to tlio jioop and carefull) Kanlntl ull iiuokH and corncrn, but I did nut dare to 1,0 down K1)W until the nuKJii hit nt Then I noiMh-Mriy amnktd bcluw. To my urirlAO Tfouud thom-tto uiful-1) uiful-1) Knoring lit hit bunk. Thbi nddinl cuu alterably to my tourage, ThinllUt 1 wi at tho door of tho captnln'i room 1 diitlnctl) lit anl him Ircatho, Thia w j an Inmuii-MJ nlkf. 1 tried to think itottr. Tho tidy way hi which I could work it out wai this tither my mini lulplacdmo a trick or I hnl really eten n coollcSi rha low , nn 1, alarmed by ju) moumeuts, ho had f!lpiM ovtr-IxKird ovtr-IxKird licforo hc curing hUbuot), Cur-taiul Cur-taiul wom)crmled nn;thlng,andtho cuptaiu an 1 the mate ha 1 only iimuiblud or groaned In their deep Lieutenant J. II ticott, U. H It. M , In Honuncf. |
